Why I Don't Support This Administration Anymore | 17 comments (17 topical, 0 hidden)
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I agree with your post but your statement that a U.S. Court of Appeals said the concept of god is not religious struck me as curious so I tracked down the decision itself. It weighs in at a ridiculous 193 pages so I didn't read it all. In the first 7 pages, though, it seems to argue the pledge is constitutional because the Declaration of Independence says people are endowed by their creator with certain rights. By itself, pretty lame but I didn't read the remaining 186 pages. Anyway, on the seventh page it says, "Not every mention of God or religion by our government or at the government’s direction is a violation of the Establishment Clause." So it appears not even this panel is stupid enough to think god is just a concept by which we measure our pain. Here's the decision: NEWDOW v. RIO LINDA UNION SCHOOL DIST.

by Corpusless on 03/12/2010 04:52:42 PM EST

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A small point in rebuttal. (none / 0)
It doesn't matter what the Declaration of Independence says.  It has no controlling authority in law.  It is not the basis for any law.

Our Constitution is what is important and, if you'll notice, the word "God" is not mentioned even once.  Nor is any reference to a "creator" or even to any spriritual concept other than in the First Amendment.

The judges on that court are morons, and dangerous ones at that.

by EveningStarNM on 03/14/2010 05:41:10 AM EST

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Why I Don't Support This Administration Anymore | 17 comments (17 topical, 0 hidden)